Jewellery by Design: The Collection of Dr Anne Shannon, An Academic Eye - 31st October 2018

Lot 102

A malachite and silver foliate brooch by Georg Jensen

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £800

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Description

A malachite and silver foliate brooch by Georg Jensen, design no. 14, c1904-1908, the upper plaque section with chased scroll decoration and set with a malachite cabochon, suspending five flat leaf-form plaques, stamped 826 S and with maker's marks, 6cm wide, 6.5cm high

Literature: for a similar brooch, see Drucker, J., Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver', p. 85